DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sajp.2024.v13i09.002

Pages: 386-390

The current study was conducted to compare morphological and molecular identification methods for the fungus M.canis isolated from 42 patients with dermatophytosis who were clinically diagnosed by a dermatologist, after review by a consultant dermatologist and venereologist in Al-Muthanna Governorate at Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital. In the period from January to November 2024, using traditional methods of isolation and laboratory identification, and molecular methods using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology.